Griggs courier., 1887-11-18

His education was limited to what he
in pursuing his tfsae Of print
tary Of the Texas Senate. and the following
year was appointed 2 deputy United States
fice until he came to Chicago in 1873, when he
resumed his trade as compositor on the
zsts e.. In 1870 he Joined the Socialist Dur.
speech se lad made 70 5000 SS'''l iabo1ins
men at the Market square but was released
position Of president OF the Trades and Labor
Association. He was nominated for alderman
three times, for Congress twice. and once each
for sherin and county clerk. At the National
convention of the Standardization party, held
at Allegheny. Pa. in 1879, he was nominated as
the candidate for President of the United
States, but the age requirement., II nothing
else, would have prevented his election to that
ONCE. He continued his agitations during all
May 1, 1855. At the Haymarket TN meeting sn aon on
that fatal night he addressed the assembiage,
but when the bomb was thrown disappeared
sna es was sds no. seen IN the city again until the day
and Neebs appeared before the court for ar
ratgnment, when, having been indicted with the
Others, he voluntarily appeared before the Judge,
guilty.
WHAT THEY SAID.
The case Of the condemned Anarchists in the
Supreme Court Of Illinois is ven in q book
which forms the advance sheets OF volume
CXxIL. Of the Illinois Reports. This valuable
contribution has been prepared by Hon.
porter Of the Illinois Supreme Court, and bears
date Of November S, 1887. Mr.. Freeman has
collected in convenient shape and style mass Of
the Anarchists, such as their utterances cover
ing period OF from one to two Years previous
TO the Haymarket wholesale homicide. These
be of unusual interest at this time, as showing
their opinions long and just before the Hay
market trouble, their alleged grievances and
the means they advocated as best suited and
most likely to lead to the redressing of their
real or fancied wrongs In every instance the
@ quotations given from Mr.. Freeman's work Of
Freeman prints them. The extracts are as
follows:
IL h. # n ssas Sa1 6vss St TSs
~ tss %1Ss r. PsS We
I therefera We have for
severed our connection with it, and made ali
Preparations prep for rev reyolution by force" ~
Street Turner Hail 0 il I regard to the the London
riots. made use Of the following: I'VE greet
the London events as the announcements Of the
near approach of the social revolution"
At Q mass-meeting on the lake front April
26, 1885, week before the Haymarxet meeting,
Schwab said: Every where police and muir
men. For every working-man who has died
through the pistol Of deputy sheriff, let ten Of
these eXecuttOnor6 10ll."
1885, in Twelfth Street Turner Hall, introduced
series of resolutions in regard to the eight
hour movement to be inaugurated May /, 1885,
which contained the following:
''WHEREAs, It is expected that the class OF
professional idlers-the governing class, who
prey upon the bones and marrow OF the useful
members Of society-will resist this attempt by
calling to their assistance the Pinkertons, tho
police and State militia. Therefore be it
'.Resolved. That we urge upon all wage
the Inauguration of the proposed eight-hour
strike, IN order Ter to be in position OF meeting
"A meeting was held in April, 1881, to denounce
the new Board of Trade. Parsons said: IF We
would achieve our liberation from economic
bondage, and acquire our natural rights to life
and liberty, every man must lay by a part of
his wages. buy Colts navy revolver Win
chester rife. and learn how to make and use
dynamite. Then raise the flag of rebellion, the
scarlet banner Of liberty, fraternity, equality,
and strike down to the earth every tyrant that